NewsFriendshttp://www.newsfriends.net/Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:10:42 +0000en-USSite-Server v6.0.0-16153-16153 (http://www.squarespace.com)NewsFriendsThe most news you will ever get out of friendship.When the news hits the fan for the week, we're sure to pick out the best bits to belt out into your audio inputs. Learn and Laugh and Love. NewsFriends.When the news hits the fan for the week, we're sure to pick out the best bits to belt out into your audio inputs. Learn and Laugh and Love. NewsFriends.yesMichael Lylykidealoclast@gmail.comS05E27 - Listen to this podcast in a pitch black roomPodcastMichael LylykWed, 31 Oct 2018 16:20:43 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2018/10/31/s05e27-listen-to-this-podcast-in-a-pitch-black-room553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5bd9d402562fa7963a66f41b

Look at this! an Episode of the NewsFriends podcast is uploaded EXACTLY on Halloween day. Do you know what that means? SCARY STORES! OOOoOoooOoOoOO!

]]>NewsFriendsIT'S BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SCARYyes00:54:11S05E26 - Do not forget to do that thingPodcastMichael LylykSat, 20 Oct 2018 19:04:39 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2018/10/20/s05e26-do-not-forget-to-do-that-thing553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5bcb7a80e5e5f0b9fbfc26dc

Cannabis is now legal in Canada, so what better way to talk about it than a couple of days later, and not having any time to talk about the thing that’s happening in Metro Vancouver that is probably more important. Voting.

Now that Michael is back in BC, it’s time for a podcast! Though it’s not quite back to being a regular show just yet. Melissa joins him this week to catch up on all the things that matter: BC fires, the end of the world, eSports tournaments and that guy that really likes beer.

There was one last week, supposedly. but the bad internet kind of screwed up the recording. BUT here's a new one, JUST FOR YOU. We talk about the latest game news, because it's news worthy and we also talk about what Michael has been up to in Flin Flon. SPOILERS: a lot of work.

Yes, your host of the NewsFriends podcast is working on a project in sunny Flin Flon, Manitoba. What is he doing and why is he doing it? What is the sunless city? Those questions answered AND MORE if you can actually make out what he's saying.

]]>NewsFriendsAll Michael had to do was talk into the microphoneyes00:30:28S05E21 - Video game politicsPodcastMichael LylykFri, 15 Jun 2018 18:37:04 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2018/6/15/s05e21-video-game-politics553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5b2405cb03ce6488fcc2a92b

It's E3 week, so we try our best to talk about video games before we get into the ever looming problems of the political world. So some of the news is great some of it is terrible. and you're either here for one or the other. One thing's for sure, it's a podcast!

Sure BC has some things to talk about, with it's pipeline and it's #Vanre, and yeah there's aggressive creep catchers and toddler's lives are in danger because of Pokemon Go. but who care about any of that when Roseanne is going through a real tough life lesson right now?

]]>NewsFriendsAll you have to do is not screw it up!yes01:03:18S05E18 - The audio got badPodcastMichael LylykFri, 25 May 2018 15:53:31 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2018/5/25/s05e18-the-audio-got-bad553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5b082fbaf950b791c059c1c1

What this is supposed to be, is a regular podcast tackling subjects ranging from sex cults to royal weddings, but what it turned into was an hour of bad audio. Michael didn't double check every little thing before recording, so unbeknownst to him, the mic settings were completely wrong.

But the show must go on, just imagine that you're listening to an AM radio station a little bit off the right setting.

We changed the format this week! Since Michael has always been a fan of quiz shows and always wanted to live the dream of hosting one himself, he asked for the help of Lauren and Jake to compete in a facts based quiz about current news. Who wins? you'll have to find out but one thing's for sure, we're all winners!

]]>NewsFriendsfacts based quiz!yes00:47:06S05E16 - Let us tell you about the rap musicPodcastMichael LylykWed, 09 May 2018 16:34:45 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2018/5/9/s05e16-let-us-tell-you-about-the-rap-music553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5af3217c352f53de1f4c560c

Aside from SexBnBs and Bill Gates warning us we're all going to die, there wasn't a lot to talk about that wasn't already the same stuff different day. So let's just talk about Childish Gambino

Earlier in the week, and entirely different show was planned, but then Thursday came around and things needed to change, it's entirely coincidental that Tony is on the podcast this week given the subject matter, but I might be in the minority on that one.

The podcast is now officially 3 years old! What better way to celebrate than by bringing back one of the original members for a rousing game of talk-n-stuff. But we get the pleasantries out of the way quickly and get down to the serious dirt, that is also practically old news at this point.

But what can you do? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!

]]>NewsFriendswe get to do whatever we want!yes01:09:42S05E13 - Lemmie tell you about my new food sharing appPodcastMichael LylykThu, 12 Apr 2018 15:12:19 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2018/4/12/s05e13-lemmie-tell-you-about-my-new-food-sharing-app553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5acf72a303ce64b9a480216e

This week Michael is joined by Lauren Boothby who is a freelance journalist based in the Metro Vancouver area. They tackle a wide variety of topics from Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Animals farting and the shifty world of Airbnbs.

Aside from the breaking news, it was pretty much a slow news day for the podcast. April fool'd us on Easter Sunday, and luckily the fake news wasn't as bad as it is every other day. But we still talked about, Alt-Right furries, Hotel disasters and the continuing tragedy of the Facebook CEO.

On this very special episode of "The world is a farce and we all just have to get through it." Jake joins Michael for a lengthy conversation about the media circus surrounding the survivors of the recent shooting at a Florida school.

Yes, there is also a bunch of news briefs at the top of the show, but we burn through them and get to the important part, we have ourselves a good old fashioned conversation about gun problems.

Michael was on his own this week. So the show must go on in a very short manner. What does Canadaland call this? Short Cuts? WELL WE'RE SHORTER THAN THAT. It's all Olympics this week and a little bit of Soapboxing towards America.

We support the BC Wine industry this week by drinking two bottles during the recording. Because it's wine, we have civilized discourse on Catholic schools, SuperShe island and the hot trend of penis whitening. Then we take time to discuss the Gerald Stanley trial, and why justice for Colten Boushie should matter.

The number one podcast about free speech... Or is it free form speech? I dunno. McDonald's fries cures baldness or something. Ethan joins the podcast to talk about the Middle East, the 4/20 beach garbage and we talk about your boy JP again.

How do you talk impartially about a guy that has become notorious for his opinion that it feels the only way to talk about him is to talk him down. Where's the civil discourse in a conversation about a guy that calls the modern man weak, and being "forced" to use transgender pronouns goes against his freedom of speech.

well we get there somehow, after we talk about flamethrowers, a female Colonel Sanders, and Barney's new sex cult?

The Vancouver Aquarium's decision to no longer display whales and dolphins, can only mean activists will leave them the hell alone now, right? At the very least, tourists now have less exciting things to look at. Maybe they should hire a lifestyle blogger to spend 5 days in an empty tank and right about how roomy it is, with all the fish you can eat.

We had three people on the podcast this week and yet we managed to get through everything a little too quickly. Edrick, Melissa and Michael get through topics of sneezing, water and Child endangerment. Then move onto the topic of Shithole countries, because shitholes are all the rage these days.

The NewsFriends podcast is back, and it's almost as if the news itself hasn't really changed. It seems like only yesterday we were talking about the President's mental stability, and stupid youtube celebrities. But the Golden Globes happened, and The Weeknd has something to say about fashion.

Welcome back, news.

]]>NewsFriendsKinda off to a great start...yes00:59:2151fullS04E41 - 2017 Year in ReviewPodcastMichael LylykWed, 13 Dec 2017 18:47:02 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/12/13/s04e41-2017-year-in-review553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5a3173ab652dea5202a79c96

So much has happened this year that it was a bit difficult to fit everything into a 25 minute podcast. But once again, Michael researched and wrote for 12 hours straight to fit in what he thought was important to talk about.

We probably didn't even scratch the surface because TOO MUCH WAS GOING ON.

Anyway, That's it for this season of the NewsFriends podcast. Thank you so much for listening this year! We will be back for Season 5 in January!

]]>NewsFriendsThe dumpster fire is the official symbol for every yearyes00:24:54S04E40 - Time to face the musicPodcastMichael LylykWed, 29 Nov 2017 18:53:31 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/11/29/s04e40-time-to-face-the-music553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5a1efbd571c10b32967b5158

It's 2017 and we've talked so much about Nazi's that we have to really start talking about them. Like really. So we talk at length of the New York Times piece and why people should actually be paying attention to it rather than pushing it away. We also talk about Angela Lansbury for good measure.

]]>NewsFriendsyes01:05:25it's time to talkit's time to talkS04E39 - Youtube is a mistakePodcastMichael LylykThu, 23 Nov 2017 20:17:29 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/11/23/s04e39-youtube-is-a-mistake553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5a172ad68165f542d633aecb

You may have heard about all those videos on youtube parading around as content for children? Well APPARENTLY it gets much worse. but we'll try not to dwell on horrible things this week, instead Melissa and Michael are just going to sit here and talk smack about all the dumb things out there.

Monday night was a big night for CBC's flagship program, so why not have a conversation about it before Canadaland tears it to shreds. That's right, we watched the National and then immediately had a post mortem because we're obviously experts in the field of broadcast programming. (plz like share and subscribe follow us on social, join the conversation.)

]]>NewsFriendsThat's a lot of people to fit on one screen.yes01:03:39S04E36 - Dam it, Spacey!PodcastMichael LylykThu, 02 Nov 2017 14:54:24 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/11/2/s04e36-dam-it-spacey553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:59fb2e80d6839ad72738b5aa

Spacey couldn't have picked a weirder way to do his own PR, of apologizing for assaulting a minor by coming out as a gay man. But a Site C report picked the best time to be released so we can salivate over all the information and hope for the best... Well, at least the BC government should be a little rocky over the decision moving forward.

It's that time of year again where Michael edits the podcast a little extra dumb. Deanna also joins this week with a tale that's sure to make people squirm. We talk about Sweating blood, to Starbucks, to how we experienced horror as children. So sit tight this week, the scary starts NOW!

In the scope of Canadian made podcasts, there's a surprising amount out there. So why can't we find them? Are we just not looking? And when there are those that are successful, what should be done to bring awareness of others? We talk at length about podcasts, and Radio, and pumpkin butts too.

Though it's not the first about a man in hollywood having a laundry list of sexual abuse allegations, it will probably not be the last either. Which is probably why we just went off tangent and talked about the film industry in Canada in an unrelated way to that Weinstein fellow.

And also something about Rick and Morty.

]]>NewsFriendsA story as old as time, that will unravel for years to come.yes00:59:24S04E32 - A podcast with class(divide)PodcastMichael LylykWed, 04 Oct 2017 15:48:26 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/10/4/s04e32-a-podcast-with-classdivide553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:59d500abedaed8e83ad813d9

Maybe the title of this week's podcast is a little on the nose, but it's almost thematic. Melissa and Michael talk about a wide range of subjects from Weiner to eye tats to rediculous fancy places that Vancouver doesn't really need but we have it anyway.

]]>NewsFriendsit's a joke because of all the money we don't have.yes01:02:18S04E31 - Dial SEX for MURDERPodcastMichael LylykFri, 15 Sep 2017 15:56:08 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/9/15/s04e31-dial-sex-for-murder553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:59bbf27718b27dff81950d1d

With all these natural disasters and man made disasters happening throughout the world, Michael and Melissa are here to soften the blow with stories about Dogs running for Mayor, Shkreli going to jail and sex robots ready to commit murder (just say the word.) Then we talk about hurricanes because things have just been happening since the last time we did one of these.

Though we missed a week, we make up for it with a brand new segment called "EXPLAIN THINGS TO DAD." The only problem is Michael ended up knowing a lot more about the subject than either Melissa or Julia...

... At least we can now fit in with the alt-right demographic that seems to be worshipping Taylor Swift.

Michael, Deanna and Melissa chat about how the weekend proved hatred has no place in Canada. because it was a nice day, and it was the weekend, what else is love going to do? Love went down to counter protest 2 hours earlier and turned the damn thing into a block party.

Also: Drag Queens kick ass, Thieves can still be dumb and Joss Whedon is a guy.

Godfrey checks in from Penticton to discuss conventions, solar eclipses and racist jerks. Him and Michael also spend a lot of time on the events that happened over the weekend, but then find something positive to talk about in a likely place?

Though Vancouver continues to be as smokey as ever, it didn't stop people from going out and enjoying themselves during the pride weekend. So Melissa and Michael chat about that for a bit, as well as loneliness death, Microsoft Office competitions and even that popular social topic 'The Swastika'.

Obviously this podcast is nothing like the National, but I bet we would cover stories like they wouldn't. Murder because of laughter? Check! expensive car destroyed after hour of purchase? BOOM! All the pasta you could eat? If ears are mouths then loosen that belt! Melissa, Edrick and Michael Break it all down.

Michael, Deanna and Kayla now face a really "tough question": What do you do when a story debunking website faces problems and is in danger of shutting down? Do you fight for it, or start a new website? Maybe you should listen to this week's episode for insight, along with stories of an old jewel thief. Teens in trouble for watching a man drown, Michael Phelps races imagination and MS paint died, but not really.

From the banning of Winnie the Pooh from the Chinese government to the declaration that maybe the world wouldn't be in so much trouble if we just had less kids. One thing is clear, Michael is spending an awful lot of time on the subject of lighting things on fire... Melissa and Edrick are doing an awfully good job stoking that flame.

After being away for two weeks, NewsFriends is back and still miraculously in season 4. Edrick joins Michael this week to talk about getting shot at a sex party, the first baby to not be assigned a gender, We need to stop talking about Canuck the crow, buttholes don't go well with food, AND that whole #CNNBlackmail thing.

It's that time of year when that large Video game trade show happens in LA. where hoards of fans look for as much juicy details of the next big titles. After absorbing a weeks worth of content, Michael, Brian and Edrick sit down for a chat. What was the best, what wasn't the best, and what did we take away from the whole thing.

The podcast really took a turn this week. I can't stress enough how much NOT SAFE FOR WORK it is this time... We talk about a lot of things Sex related. whether it's sexual acts, orientations, and viewing habits. It's just chalk full of it this week.

This isn't the podcast that you think it is this week. Instead we get another visit from old man Michael, Edrick rants about something worth caring about and Melissa knows more about sea animals then the rest of us.

We also debate the French language I guess?

]]>NewsFriendsThe kids have to be into better fads.yes01:05:17S04E19 - We did a thingPodcastMichael LylykFri, 26 May 2017 20:51:12 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/5/26/s04e19-we-did-a-thing553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5928922a15cf7dbb497c4544

Michael wanted to change up the format that required more than one person to be a guest. Unfortunately that didn't happen, but we went ahead with the thing anyway.

Godfrey enters the fray this week and Michael asks questions to see just how much of the news he's paid attention to in the past while.

What do you do when you're a writer and you want to write about a different culture that you were not born into? Do you learn about it as much as you can, or do you go with your gut? Maybe an option is to mock others that don't think the way you're going about it? Maybe you should create a prize to encourage that?

Or you can listen to Michael talk about the CVR expo. Virtual Reality is an escape.

]]>NewsFriendswe're experts and can talk about these things.yes01:16:47S04E17 - Not as cynical as othersPodcastMichael LylykThu, 04 May 2017 22:46:44 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/5/4/s04e17-not-as-cynical-as-others553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:590bad39a5790a4438661904

Michael tries his best to stay awake and host a podcast that gets down to the heart of the matter, which is everyone's feelings on Dad's cookies. Or is it Chicken rental? Really we discuss growing cynicism, and how you're all sheeple.

In this episode were we are talking shit both figuratively and literally. Garin Fahlman joins Michael to talk about articles that were probably written with the intention to rile up, and the fan/games press that take the bait. Because we have fun personalities and that should be more important than the news we deliver.

Though the NewsFriends podcast is officially 2 years old. We took it easy this week and invited Kayla Isomura back onto the podcast who recently went on a trip to kiwi town. That's a funny thing to say about New Zealand I'm sure!

It's the podcast before the easter weekend, so we have a little bit of candy and then mock the week. which mostly consists of United's terrible PR. But hey, we also talk about Jian Ghomeshi, Lunch shaming, death and poop clothes.

It's that kind of week.

Bonus content:It was mentioned on the podcast, but here's video of that time Michael was at a poetry night, sharing a story.

The Abbotsford News' "flowering" reporter Kelvin Gawley, joins the news friends to talk about Pepsi, youtube, NFC hand-swipes, and a California adventure (among other things). So buckle up, turn on those earholes and get ready for a chill ride.

]]>NewsFriends For the news getting millennial in all of us.yes01:03:20S04E12 - Put it on the PizzagatePodcastMichael LylykWed, 29 Mar 2017 07:49:13 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/3/29/s04e12-put-it-on-the-pizzagate553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:58db5e228419c2286a90da48

These days, Infowars is probably a lot less of a conspiracy Theory website, a lot more "A state of mind". If you perpetuate a lie for long enough, people are going to continue to believe it even after you admit it was all a ruse. I suppose it also doesn't help the American public when the leader of their country also perpetrates the nonsense.

Due to the recent handful of firings at Vancouver Sun/The Province, we get into a little debate before the show starts, about what a company like Postmedia should probably do to "save money".

]]>NewsFriends... don't put the child on the pizza.yes01:07:04S04E11 - The internet does not forgivePodcastMichael LylykWed, 22 Mar 2017 08:01:19 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/3/22/s04e11-the-internet-does-not-forgive553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:58d22d5b6a4963c19a0d3535

I guess a lot of people regardless of shape, size and colour, are capable of saying a lot of stupid stuff on the internet. But it either seems like straight white men say the dumbest things, or their quite possibly the easiest targets. Regardless of that answer, We look at three situations where a dude probably shouldn't have done the things that they did, and at least one of them REALLY shouldn't have done the thing.

]]>NewsFriends...but is that even a good thing?yes01:01:55S04E10 - We have ideasPodcastMichael LylykSat, 18 Mar 2017 18:48:46 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/3/18/s04e10-we-have-ideas553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:58cd7f2e59cc688ab46b12b8

It seems to be, that no matter how much work we put into the journalism, the ongoing ignorance of critics and the executives mishandling of the money is never going to stop. Even when news is now more important than ever, there's an ever looming apathy towards the humans who deliver it.

That's why we are a podcast of ideas. They may not be great ones, but they're ideas, and you can't fault us for that.

Now that it's "Season 4" I think it's about time that we hit a milestone and get a full time reporter onto the podcast. Nick Eagland joins Jake and Michael for some Nintendo Switch conversation, and small bit of news about borders, North Korea, and robots with skin. Then we cut to the chase and talk up the province, The work he does, How the paper is changing and then we talk film school roots.

]]>NewsFriendsCanada has a lot of provinces, but BC has THE ProvinceNick Eagland reporter from the Province joins Michael and Jake as they discuss matters of North Korea and Human Skin for Robots. But then they cut the crap and talk about his work at the province, and where it's going. Plus we dig a little bit into film school roots.yes01:03:18S04E08 - Calling PentictonPodcastMichael LylykFri, 03 Mar 2017 16:13:46 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/3/3/s04e08-calling-penticton553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:58b992cbd2b8571fbecdccac

It was another busy week for Michael, so he did what anyone would do in this situation: Call up Godfrey and ask him to be entertaining. They discuss a multitude of subjects. From Rebel Media, to Subway's Chicken... and even Pigeon sex!

Melissa and Jake join Michael, as they carefully compare and contrast between two short angry men. One held a rally for free speech and tried to defend a Nazi salute never happened, the other went onto Bill Maher's show and had a little bit of his professional career destroyed. But hey, we also talk about this really cool app that uses augmented reality to tell indigenous stories.

]]>Michael Lylykmaybe he doesn't like that his head is on a dog...yes01:04:10S04E06 - Pouring our hearts outPodcastMichael LylykThu, 16 Feb 2017 19:20:05 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/2/16/s04e06-pouring-our-heart-out553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:58a5f8e859cc6860ea3b84b5

Well Valentine's Day is already over, but it's not going to stop us from talking about relationship related stories, whether it's about cheating, surviving monogamous relationships or just eating chocolate to keep the relationship afloat. Your panel of relationship experts is here for you, and even open up our hearts a little and get real

It's been a long week for some, so in order to put this week to a close Michael asked Danielle Carr, Producer and host of Inside media, to bring a friend and put a show together. Melissa was also available, so she stopped by and this has become the first 4 person NewsFriends podcast (though, I'm sure that's not exactly true.) So we discuss things about Inside Media, and BCIT, tarot cards, and trolling/being trolled on the internet.

]]>NewsFriendsThere's never been this many people in one room before.yes01:01:09S04E04 - I'd rather drink beer on the moonPodcastMichael LylykTue, 31 Jan 2017 21:50:06 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2017/1/31/s04e04-id-rather-drink-beer-on-the-moon553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5891040f17bffc1540034b47

It's been more than a week and it seems like the new year is off to a terrible start. King baby is now running the country and banning others from entering the country, and terrible news of a shooting outside of a Mosque in Quebec. How about about, before we even get into all of that let's take a trip to the moon and drink our sorrows away. You know, in the name of science!

We're in the real Goop now. Tony comes out of hiding to join Michael on a fantastic podcast where we try to do our best to talk about why you shouldn't put a jade egg in certain places, the dangers of technology, mistaking Fahrenheit 451 for 1984. And then Michael gets all ranty about Bell's BellLetsTalk campaign.

In this late addition of the News Friends podcast, we get to the heart of the matter and tell you about the animals that fart, why someone has a problem with Moby Dick, Circuses coming to an end, and Mark Zuckerberg hates Hawaiians.

But then hey, let's not beat around the bush. Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States, it's not going to be avoided to talk about. But instead of it being about him, we try to put our focus on the American people in the dawn of the Trump presidency.

The season break is over and the podcast about news friending is back! Deanna And Michael reflect on what will be the shape of conversations to come in the new year. (probably too much of the same thing over and over again.) We also talk about tools Journalists use to talk to each other, and how that's working out so far.

The year is coming to a close, so what better way to close the season than to gather your caring friends and talk about the events that unfolded. It was a crazy year for a lot of reasons, some more bad than good, but we made through it alright and are going to move toward a brighter future. Assuming that brightness isn't from all the nuclear bombs going off.

]]>NewsFriendsThe year might be over, but are we even honestly looking forward to the next one?yes00:27:55S03E35 - The last podcaster alivePodcastMichael LylykFri, 16 Dec 2016 18:48:05 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/12/16/s03e35-the-last-podcaster-alive553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5854352b197aea1c3e39baaa

Let's put you into an alternate reality, where the NewsFriends is a one man show, and he just recites news briefs to fill time. Does that get your attention? If so, due to scheduling conflicts and the fact that Michael couldn't bare with missing another week, THIS happened.

Or we could just say that the experiment to do a solo show presented itself, and this was the very weird outcome.

]]>News FriendsWe put Michael in a room all by himself, and this is what happened.yes00:32:00S03E34 - Inside while the snow happensPodcastMichael LylykFri, 09 Dec 2016 18:09:00 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/12/9/s03e34-inside-while-the-snow-happens553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:584aee9ab3db2b773b249931

It finally snowed for longer than a day this year, in Metro Vancouver. Which is great because what is a December without snow? Edrick joins Michael on the podcast this week, as they talk about the ramifications of fake news in the form of Pizzagate. They also briefly touch up on the slow trumpification happening in Canada, like hate is the new black.

Seems like there's a lot of doom sayers out there these days. Everyone who's anyone has some choice words to say about the CBC. What they should be doing, what they shouldn't be doing. So the best thing for CBC to do is ask for more money from the government.

Though the podcast was apparently off for a week, We're sure that the cacophony of fake news plaguing the internet has kept you busy for days. In fact you're probably going to be listening to this podcast right now, wondering to yourself if anything we're talking about is real. Is it all real? are we real? Is anything real? We have 1,000 years to figure this out or humanity is doomed.

]]>NewsFriendsFaking it news, is the new fake newsyes01:05:37S03E31 - What's the worst that could happen?PodcastMichael LylykSat, 12 Nov 2016 17:53:37 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/11/12/s03e31-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5827559a9f7456b3bc251cf4

We're just trying to get through it all right now. The outcome isn't exactly what anyone wanted, but now we live in a world where Donald Trump is going to be president. That's a lot to sink in, so that's probably why we're drinking. Michael, Melissa and Edrick do their best to make sense of everything, and hopefully make it a little lighter in the process.

Unless you're also looking to hear all about Ecosexualism, The death of Vine is center stage in the conversation of sharing video online. More importantly, Vine probably doesn't matter anymore to Twitter much less any other service out there.

We also talk about the role of video sharing and what news does with it, in relation to Ferguson, Standing Rock, and most recently a stabbing at a school in Abbotsford.

The End of October is almost upon us, so why not get our Halloween episode out of the way while there's still time. Get ready for scary stories that make your toes curl as Michael puts on a stupid voice for dramatic effect. But don't worry, Melissa and Julia are there to ground him in reality.

]]>NewsFriendsWhat goes 'bumpin' in the night?no01:03:30S03E28 - The only two things on anyone's mind right nowPodcastMichael LylykFri, 21 Oct 2016 09:08:02 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/10/21/s03e28-the-only-two-things-on-anyones-mind-right-now553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5809d8e620099e8d55303f68

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Michael, the host, was replaced by an old man yelling at a cloud this week. But Julia joined the podcast so we could still appeal to the younger demographic. But good news guys, Nintendo released a 3 minute video of it's new console, there's absolutely nothing else that happened this week.

I honestly can't think of anything that people hate watched because it's the last thing they'll ever have to hate watch (until election night.)

I could have been a break, it should have been a break. But why not watch the second debate and talk about it afterwords instead. If it's any consolation, you get to hear a nice calm song the entire time.

Ahoy News friends! It was a big week for Canadian things, The Trudeau government okayed an LNG project while the royals were in town, and Creep Catcher groups across the nation are doing a little bit more harm than good. Plus after school satanist clubs!

]]>NewsFriendsWhen concerned citizens also put the community they care about, at risk.It was a big week for Canadian things, The Trudeau government okayed an LNG project while the royals were in town, and Creep Catcher groups across the nation are doing a little bit more harm than good. Plus after school satanist clubs!yes00:58:08S03E25 - Debatable contentPodcastMichael LylykWed, 28 Sep 2016 07:47:42 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/9/28/s03e25-debatable-content553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:57eb73535016e1191945e8b4

So something kinda funny happened in Canada on Monday. Bars were showing the presidential debate all over the place. If that's not a sign for how much of a farce it's become, then I don't know what is.

Though some News Friends attended one of the bars and talked about it afterwards, Kayla Isomura was cool enough to be a professional seat filler on the podcast, talking Alberta and photography.

Proven dating experts Deanna and Michael sit down to talk about the recent news of Jan Huang's unwelcome "attraction lessons" at UBC. Is it predatory harassment, or is it a man making money off of lonely, shy, unconfident guys? Also: Swings! You like em, we like em, why not put them in a subway car.

Edrick and Michael celebrated their birthday on the podcast in the best way possible, with tea and cake. Delicious cake. So we turned down the hard discussion and turned up the casual talk radio, because dangit, it's our birthday!

An episode so special it actually doesn't feel all that special. We took this little dog and pony show for a quick cast now that Jake Wray is back at college for another year. We also have this bright new up and comer that goes by the name Dustin Godfrey. He's up in penticton, you may not have heard of him.

It's about that time where we do our due diligence as a news podcast to talk about the state of the American election. So Michael, Bryan and Edrick gather together on Skype during LABOUR DAY to go off book of the regular schedule and just talk about the things that are on our minds.

]]>NewsFriendsWe went out of our way to do this... Aren't we Canadian?yes01:01:24S03E20 - Jenny Peng is here!PodcastMichael LylykWed, 31 Aug 2016 15:23:00 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/8/31/s03e20-jenny-peng-is-here553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:57c6f446bebafb8be684622a

This is what happens when you do something with Michael. Ever graciously he asks if you would like to be on a Podcast for an episode. So Jenny Peng was totally down for it and had fun chatting with the NewsFriends for a spell. We talk work ethic, pitching stories and the curious world of German news publications!

What better way to see the demise of a top gossip (but really political) blog than to talk about it as a one on one conversation with people that have never worked for them. But that doesn't mean that Michael and Melissa don't try to ask the right questions of what it meant for journalism and what it probably shouldn't have done for journalism.

We also talk about twitter murderers, Manbang, and why NBC failed the olympics.

Tony went to 'The International' and survived it long enough to tell us all about it. The we talk about what releasing the video of Rob Ford smoking crack means, and then there's something about North Korea. So really, it's just a heavy episode to get into this week:

Michael and Xiao discuss really important things this week, like the impact that sport has on the country of China. Well who are we kidding, sure they're great athletes but golly they're all really attractive huh? I mean, why focus on anything else.

Recorded a little bit later this week than usual, but that's alright because Edrick joins Michael to have "Serious" discussions about Pride, after school Satan clubs and American politics. That's right, You've come to our Canadian podcast to once again hear about American politics. (that's why we put it at the end.)

With the sun out, melting Michael down into a pool of sweat, Deanna And Melissa join him in trying to make sense of things like BC housing, The lengths teen girls will go for their celebrity crushes, and the DNC... Because why not? We talked about the RNC last week.

It's RNC week in Cleveland, so what better way to cover it than barely talking about it at all. You #Republicans are probably sick of it by now anyway. But we got the goods on Pokemon Go, The Russian doping scandal and ridiculous White house petitions. What a week!

Now that Godfrey has left us, we have to figure out what we're going to do with this thing. The only one available to help Michael salvage it was Deanna. There wasn't particularly much interesting news out there, (unless you wanted us to continue with the depressing stuff from the past week/year.)

It's the last time Godfrey is ever going to host this thing. (For now.) So what better way to send himself off to the greener pastures of Penticton, then to do a once in a lifetime podcast at the International House of Pancakes.

As usual Michael is there, but Newcomer Jake Wray joins the fray and has a lot to say.

To quote host Dustin Godfrey, "This was going to be an all American politics podcast, but then Brexit happened!" So her grabbed Bryan McGovern and Edrick Dudang to discuss the important issues of the past week.

So much Bregret.

]]>NewsFriendsPolitics? More like Poli-jerks! (you thought I was going somewhere else with that?)yes01:03:11S03E10 - Words are dead, long live videoPodcastMichael LylykWed, 22 Jun 2016 19:04:22 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/6/22/s03e10-words-are-dead-long-live-video553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:576add12893fc053dd0c5bae

As Godfrey continues to leave us for the greener pastures of Penticton (It's green over there, yeah?) He gets to sit on the host chair and run things. But little did he know that his guests Owen and Michael are running on a severe lack of sleep. Do they get through it? (Spoilers: of course they do.)

Michael, Melissa, and Godfrey take on the serious topic of gun control with one journalist's article on how easy it was to purchase an AR-15 semi-auto in Philadelphia. Then Ezra Levant gets mad at a Twitter user and Disney World has a bit of an alligator problem.

]]>NewsFriendsTaking a shot in the dark to discuss more serious topicsyes01:08:50S03E08 - Set em up to knock em downPodcastMichael LylykWed, 08 Jun 2016 07:14:58 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/6/8/s03e08-set-em-up-to-knock-em-down553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:5757c3294c2f8591e99d96d8

What do you do when the host for the week can't make it? You just get the guy that regularly hosts the podcast anyway to fill in for him. Michael is in the host chair with Godfrey his guest, making it a two man podcast, only ever attempted twice before. And boy did we fill a lot of that time with news briefs. Seriously, we were knocking those out left and right.

Michael hosts Julia and Godfrey this week, which is sure to put some debate in your step. Is a hotdog a sandwich? Is Canuck the crow a celebrity? Do people only use Snapchat to sell drugs these days? Then again, I'm old and out of touch with the younger generation. So the answer to that last question is yes, yes they do.

]]>NewsFriendsa hotdog is a sandwich, okay?yes01:01:26S03E06 - A vegan could listen to this episode and not diePodcastMichael LylykThu, 26 May 2016 16:29:39 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/5/26/s03e06-a-vegan-could-listen-to-this-episode-and-not-die553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:574720e5ab48dece41fad94f

Michael gets to sit back in the host chair after three weeks of watching everyone else do it, and is joined by Godfrey as well as Owen from the Sprotscast. Topics include vegans pushing themselves a little too hard, naked sleepwalkers, glittery poop, and the fine delicacy that is the iPhone 4.

]]>NewsFriendsAnother week, another set of completely unrelated from each other news stories.yes00:55:24S03E05 - Like Favourite Survive!PodcastMichael LylykThu, 19 May 2016 06:46:29 +0000http://www.newsfriends.net/podcast/2016/5/18/s03e05-like-favourite-survive553dc37de4b0f11dcc2d0396:553de520e4b0810e9e84c26b:573d5dd04d088ee58113ea6b

Godfrey takes the hosting mantle away from Michael season 3 continues to be a regular variety hour of stories involving: VR, Eagles, Dirty screen grabs, near death, birth control, and just plain NOT GETTING PAID. y'know how it is!

]]>NewsFriendsListen to this podcast before you save someone's life!Godfrey takes the hosting mantle away from Michael season 3 continues to be a regular variety hour of stories involving: VR, Eagles, Dirty screen grabs, near death, birth control, and just plain NOT GETTING PAID. y'know how it is!yes01:02:37